Thanks for asking that.
These are real concerns. I agree with your statement. I watched the testimony on Monday myself, all two hours and 40 minutes of it. I was deeply troubled and saddened by the stories I heard.
It pains me deeply to experience what we're all going through together, with the impacts that we've had on these very important indigenous communities. They are our neighbours. They've entrusted their land to us, and we have a responsibility. I feel horrible with what has happened.
We are working very hard to rebuild that trust. That's why, as Helga and I mentioned, we've had several ongoing engagements with them. We want to work with each of those communities to make this situation right. We want to help rebuild trust. We know that there are mental health impacts. We know there are other concerns. We want to engage them, community by community, to fully understand what those issues are and what we can do to make things better so that we can rebuild trust and go forward as strong partners in this relationship. It will take time, but we are committed to it.